Where does “lāo” come from?

lāo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lāo (Old Dutch): lukewarm

Definitions

  1. lukewarm

Ancestry of “lāo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hlāulukewarm
2Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lāo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →
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